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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (arthropods, invertebrate animals with an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed legs)
Class Insecta (insects, arthropods with 6 legs, 2 antennae, and a 3-part body)
Order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)

• Suborder Jugatae - primitive Lepidoptera (resembling caddisflies)
• Suborder Frenatae - most moths (and most of the lepidoptera)
• Suborder Rhopalocera - butterflies and skippers
  • Superfamily Hesperioidea
    • Family Hesperiidae - skippers (relatively small, fast-flying species) About 3,000 species worldwide.
      • Megathyminae
      • Coeliadinae
      • Pyrrhopyginae
      • Pyrginae
      • Trapezitinae
      • Heteropterinae
      • Hesperiinae
  • Superfamily Papilionoidea - butterflies
    • Family Papilionidae - Swallowtail Butterflies - most species have prominent "tails." About 600 species worldwide.
      • Baroniinae
      • Parnassiinae
      • Papilioninae
    • Family Pieridae - Yellow-White Butterflies. Over 1,000 species worldwide.
      • Pseudopontiinae
      • Dismorphiinae
      • Pierinae
      • Coliadinae
    • Family Lycaenidae - Gossamer-Winged Butterflies (Blues, Hairstreaks and Coppers). The colors and patterns of the sexes frequently differ. Over 5,000 species worldwide.
      • Lipteninae
      • Poritiinae
      • Liphyrinae
      • Miletinae
      • Curetinae
      • Lycaeninae
      • Theclinae
      • Polyommatinae
    • Family Riodinidae - Metalmark Butterflies (sometimes not placed in the Family Lycaenidae). About 1,000 species worldwide.
      • Euselasiinae
      • Riodininae
    • Family Heliconiidae - Tropical butterflies associated with passion vines, like the Zebra longwing
    • Family Libytheidae - Snout Butterflies
    • Family Nymphalidae - Brush-Footed Butterflies. There are about 5,000 species worldwide.
      • Group Nymphalinina
        • Danaidae
        • Ithomiinae
        • Acraeinae
        • Heliconiinae
          • Heliconius
          • Eueides
          • Dryas
          • Dryadula
          • Philaethria
          • Dione
          • Agraulis
          • Podotricha
          • Cethosia - Lacewings
        • Nymphalinae
      • Group Satyrinina
        • Calinaginae
        • Apaturinae
        • Amathusiinae
        • Morphinae
        • Brassolinae
        • Satyrinae

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